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Why we as feminists must lobby for air defence for Ukraine

We are critical of militarisation, but we believe pacifism will kill and that Russia’s war crimes have left us with no option

Why we as feminists must lobby for air defence for Ukraine
A Ukrainian woman who fled Mariupol is comforted after handing her cat over to an animal shelter in Lviv
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As feminists, we are critical of militarisation. We do not support the military-industrial complex and international markets for weapons sales.

But Russia’s war against our homeland, Ukraine, has forced us into a situation where we believe the only ethical choice for us as feminists is to lobby for more air defence systems for our country.

Russia’s war crimes have left us no option but to campaign for more military aid to be able to defend ourselves and survive.